So we have another covid variant – Omicron – now circulating and we wait for news of its power to further disrupt and endanger our lives. Within a week of its being reported we already have two cases in Sydney. It will be with us here in Aotearoa New Zealand shortly, if it hasn’t already arrived.
7.30pm tonight is the start of The Working Group – the Newest & Greatest weekly political podcast not funded by NZ on Air!
In the end it was like Thanos turning on his own army of super villains. Watching the breathtaking audacity of Collins manufacturing a MeToo harpoon to character assassinate her leading rival had everyone gasping at the sheer balls of it.
A few weeks ago the Reserve Bank governor made the extraordinary claim that house prices were unsustainable but that the Reserve Bank had played only “a bit part” in the problem
I predict a large rash of fake CVCs around the place over summer.
THIS WEEK
Issue 1 – What the hell just happened inside National?
Issue 2 – Why in all that is holy is ACT on 16%?
Issue 3 – 3 cheers for Jacinda’s handling of Delta?
Plus everyone will have a final word 90 second rant.
TDB looked into Chris Luxon’s extreme evangelical faith in 2019. In an age of science leading policy, will NZ embrace an extreme religious politician?
A lot of angry and frightened civil libertarians (many of whom I admire ) were rattled last week by the use of urgency to pass the traffic light vaccination passport scheme.
I’m proud to have known this man and to have stood alongside him on many frontlines. He lived a big life in a small country. Thank you Jimmy.
On 14 November 2021, an Open Letter (below) was emailed to Nanaia Mahuta, noting her past comments on certain aspects of foreign policy and the importance of international rules and institutions.
